Screenshot Artist - Contract

Join Playground Games as a Screenshot Artist to create high-impact visual content for social platforms, trailers, and in-game promotional assets.

We are seeking a creative and technically skilled Screenshot Artist to join our Community & Media team.

You will play a key role in producing high-impact visual content that engages our player community across social platforms, trailers and in-game promotional assets.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in composing and capturing high quality screenshots, strong graphic design skills and an eye for creating stand-out assets.

## What you'll do

• •Develop storyboards, visual concepts, and 2D art assets for social media and marketing efforts.
• •Capture and edit high-quality game footage and screenshots from various platforms (Console, PC, in-engine).
• •Apply strong graphic design principles to all visual outputs, ensuring clarity, consistency, and brand alignment.
• •Work with the team to define and maintain the visual style of marketing and community assets.
• •Collaborate closely with the directors, capture artists, and developers to stage, compose, and capture compelling game material.
• •Edit and produce engaging video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for both internal and external purposes.
• •Review and refine video, motion, and graphic content based on feedback from stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality and alignment with creative vision.
• •Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in motion design, gaming, and digital media.

## Conditions

• •Hybrid work model with a minimum of 3 days in the studio in Royal Leamington Spa.
• •Relocation assistance available if required.

• •Proven experience of creating high-quality 2D marketing art for games or entertainment, including social assets, thumbnails, channel branding, promotional graphics and video/trailers.
• •Skilled in capturing gameplay screenshots and footage.

An interest in photography or similar would be a plus.

• •Strong proficiency in the Adobe suite - including Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
• •Strong graphic design fundamentals - composition, typography, visual storytelling - with the ability to adapt and evolve to an established art style.
• •Familiarity with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder, etc.) is a plus.
• •Ability to take constructive feedback and incorporate it into revisions.
• •A portfolio showcasing graphic design and 2D artwork relevant to gaming or entertainment.